CRM/LAW C107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Jerry Rubin, Timothy Leary, Unconscious Mind
6 Apr 2017
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Jerry captured how killer weed changed: simple possession- 1-10 years today"s recidi(cid:448)is(cid:373) rate 5(cid:1004)% i(cid:374) the (cid:1005)97(cid:1004)"s (cid:449)e (cid:449)ent from rehabilitation to determinant sentencing. Possession of marijuana for sales a new offense in 1961: more rewarded on marijuana (vs) more severe offenders. 2/3rds of: median age of marijuana offenders fell from 24 years old in 1961 to 22 in 1965 and 19 in 1967. By 1967 no longer an aging hispanic heoring addict but rather young white pot smoker who had usually not been involved with drugs or crime before: had great impact on the costs of drug law enforcement. Counter-culture: san francisco and the counterculture, which is an expression through music, art, not simply an alternative to alcohol, but an attempt at higher consciousness. The 60s: no 60s without drugs. Generational shift: not going to grow up to be his parents. Art, music: marijuana enhanced everything that was happening as people with artistics bents tried to find.
